
NoTE.—"By sin we have been severed
from the life of God. Our souls are palsied.
Of ourselves we are no more capable of liv-
ing a holy life than was the impotent man
capable of walking. There are many who
realize their helplessness, and who long for
that spiritual life which will bring them
into harmony with God; they are vainly
striving to obtain it. In despair they cry,
'0 wretched man that I am! who shall
deliver me from this body of death?' Rom.
7:24, margin. Let these desponding, strug-
gling ones look up. The Saviour is bend-
ing over the purchase of His blood, saying
with inexpressible tenderness and pity, 'Wilt
thou be made whole?' He bids you arise
in health and peace. Do not wait to feel
that you are made whole. Believe His
word, and it will be fulfilled. Put your will
on the side of Christ. Will to serve Him,
and in acting upon His word you will re-
ceive strength. Whatever may be the evil
practice, the master passion which through
long indulgence binds both soul and body,
Christ is able and longs to deliver. He will
impart life to the soul that is 'dead in
trespasses.' Eph. 2:1. He will
set
free the
captive that is held by weakness and mis-
fortune and the chains of
sin."—The Desire
of Ages,
page 203.
6.
To meet this need, what means
of deliverance had been provided?
Rom. 7:25 to 8:3.
7.
What is the gospel declared to
be and to reveal? Rom. 1:16, 17.
NOTE.—"The
giving of the gospel to the
world is the work that God has committed
to those who bear His name. For earth's
sin and misery the gospel is the only anti-
dote. To make known to all mankind the
message of the grace of God is the first
work of those who know its healing power."
—The Ministry of Healing,
page
141.
8.
How is the sinner saved? Eph.
2:8, 9.
NOTE.—"It is impossible for us, of our-
selves, to escape from the pit of sin in
which we are sunken. Our hearts are evil
and we cannot change them. . . . Educa
tion, culture, the exercise of the will, hu
man effort, all have their proper sphere
but here they are powerless. They ma:
produce an outward correctness of be
havior, but they cannot change the heart
they cannot purify the springs of life
There must be a power working fron
within, a new life from above, before mei
can be changed from sin to holiness. Tha
power is Christ. His grace alone cal
quicken the lifeless faculties of the soul, am
attract it to God, to holiness."—Steps tc
Christ,
page 18.
Imputed Righteousness
9.
What was Jesus Christ made foe
us? 1 Cor. 1:30.
10.
How only may the sinner be
justified, or declared righteous? Rom.
3:21-24.
NOTE.—"The condition of eternal life is
now just what it always has been— . . .
perfect obedience to the law of God, per-
fect righteousness."—Steps
to Christ,
page
62.
"The law requires righteousness,—a righ-
teous life, a perfect character; and this man
has not to give. . . . But Christ, coming
to the earth as man, lived a holy life, and
developed a perfect character. These He
offers as a free gift to all who will receive
them. His life stands for the life of men.
Thus they have remission of sins that are
past, through the forbearance of God."—
The Desire of Ages,
page 762.
"Christ perfected a righteous character
here upon the earth, not on His own ac-
count, for His character was pure and
spotless, but for fallen man. His character
He offers to man if he will accept it. The
sinner, through repentance of his sins, faith
in Christ, and obedience to the perfect law
of God, has the righteousness of Christ im-
puted to him; it becomes his righteousness,
and his name is recorded in the Lamb's
book of life. He becomes a child of God,
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